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circumstance

[sur-kuhm-stans, -stuhns] / ˈsɜr kəmˌstæns, -stəns /


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Ramaphosa has ordered an investigation into the circumstances of their recruitment.

From Barron's

That said, your husband earns $200,000 a year, and plans to work for at least several more years, and will receive Social Security, which improves your circumstances significantly.

From MarketWatch

Prosecutors said Mara exploited their circumstances over the course of about a year.

From BBC

All three had no experience of British football - yet they were left alone to manage in difficult circumstances.

From BBC

Unsurprisingly in such circumstances, the price of black-market fuel has skyrocketed.

From BBC